Evil Energy

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Evil Energy
Alias(es)	邪能; Evil Energy
Status	Active power system
First Appearance	165

Nature and Origin

Evil Energy is a volatile soul-based power associated with the evil side of a person's nature. It is described as the physical manifestation of willpower and as a soul force born from the heart; its users' destructive desires may be amplified after awakening it 231 260 267.

Lin Sheng's later observations suggest that only a small core of Evil Energy comes from human mental power, while most of its substance originates from the outside world 293.

The power is widely used because of its corrosive and destructive potential, though it is inherently unstable and may change in unpredictable ways 261 267.

Manifestation

Evil Energy commonly appears as faint translucent or green light, including sparks at a user's fingertips, floating orbs, crystals, threads, mist, and flame-like emissions 261 267 254.

• Basic form — Threads are the most fundamental operational form; many advanced techniques are built from them 338.
• Solidification — Users can condense it into shields, spikes, weapons, tools, crystals, and simulated creatures 267 295.
• Color variation — It may appear pale green, ink-green, black, or flame-like depending on the user and application 254 295.
• High-level structure — At the Six-Wing stage, it transforms into more cohesive and stable High-Pressure Energy 198.

Properties

Every mass of Evil Energy possesses three properties in different proportions: Corrosion, Violence, and Psychedelic/Illusion 267 268.

Corrosion

Corrosion-type users are the most common. Their energy corrodes external matter and pollutes minds and souls; awakening may begin with recurring nightmares or an endless dreamscape 267.

• Without guidance, a corrosion-type user may deteriorate into a mental monster and be hunted down 267.
• Corruption can transform surviving victims into uncontrollable Evil Energy monsters whose changes vary according to the corrupter's Evil Soul 311.
• Lin Sheng's Evil Energy is primarily corrosion-based, allowing him to corrode targets at range through crystals, threads, and refined powder 311.

Violence

Violence-type Evil Energy stimulates muscles and enhances physical performance. It is believed to be the most common inclination among Mind Castle students 267.

• Enhances strength, speed, senses, and self-recovery 267 310.
• Often used as an energy coating over the body for greater explosive power and lethality in close combat 289.
• Its side effects include impulsiveness, irritability, rage, and madness 267.

Psychedelic / Illusion

Psychedelic Evil Energy produces hallucinations and is associated with specialists such as Phantom Musicians 267.

• Its applications are varied and deceptive 267.
• Its combat value is highly extreme: it can be either exceptionally powerful or exceptionally weak 267.
• Users may need to check themselves for illusion-based control when facing unknown threats 439.

Cultivation and Mental Shaping

Evil Energy grows in response to negative emotions. Pressure, fear, threats, and other extreme experiences can substantially accelerate cultivation, creating a cruel survival-of-the-fittest environment 270.

Method / Stage	Function	Notes
Amplification	Coats the body or embeds energy in muscle tissue to improve physical performance.	A basic application accessible after awakening 267 270.
Simulation	Reshapes Evil Energy into weapons, tools, or creatures.	Greatly expands the power's functional range 267.
Temporary Animation	Gives a simulated construct short-term activity or autonomy.	Completing it stimulates Evil Energy growth and permits mental shaping 270.
Mental Shaping	Forms a mental anomaly within the user's heart.	Different training schools produce different anomalies 270.
Compression Meditation	Increases density and concentration through spiritual regulation rather than physical pressure.	Requires three stabilizing nodes and a hollow emotional state 274.

Mind Castle's Crystal Training Method creates a Crystal Warrior, an unusually powerful mental anomaly capable of independent combat; a mental anomaly's strength is equivalent to its user's strength 270.

Ranks and Power Thresholds

Designation	Documented threshold or trait
Corrupted	The lowest and most numerous class within Redon's system of Evil Energy users 200.
Single-Wing	Evil Energy value of 20–200; a conscious user can maintain an energy barrier capable of stopping bullets when paired with a bulletproof vest 306 310.
Three-Wing	Evil Energy value of 2,000–20,000 292 297.
Above Three-Wing	Exceeding 20,000 causes a qualitative change identified as Compressed Energy Qualitative Change 297.
Six-Wing	Evil Energy undergoes a qualitative transformation into highly cohesive High-Pressure Energy, enabling strikes to erupt at maximum power more reliably 198.
Ranked Envoy	Emits a Natural Evil Energy Field and can open a Sea Gate to connect with the Equality Sea for a near-limitless energy supply 254 540.

Applications

Combat Enhancement

Evil Energy can be wrapped around the body, concentrated in muscles, or released in large quantities to reinforce attacks and defenses 267 289.

• Single-Wing users gain enhanced speed, strength, senses, and defensive barriers 310.
• Users can form dense barriers and shields from simulated energy constructs 254 295.
• A sufficiently large reserve allows overwhelming volume-based attacks, such as floods of threads that destroy weaker defenses 316.

Construct Creation

Simulation and temporary animation allow Evil Energy to imitate physical forms and, in exceptional cases, produce genuinely animated constructs 267 417.

• Common constructs include threads, spikes, crystals, shields, weapons, vines, and simulated beasts 267 295 417.
• Incorporating physical “seeds” during simulated animation can create true animation rather than a purely energetic construct 417.
• Crystal Warriors are a specialized Mind Castle construct designed for independent combat 270.

Detection and Concealment

Evil Energy can be sensed, but specialized interference devices can obstruct such detection 337.

• Temple detection arts can expose hidden Evil Energy users through their evil auras 388.
• Holy Power suppression can weaken Evil Energy and make opening a Sea Gate more difficult 413 438.

Technology and Weaponry

Evil Energy supports a substantial technological ecosystem, including charged firearms, artillery, mechanical equipment, potions, teleportation technology, and specialized ammunition 269 339 353 453.

• The Heavy Spider Silk Cannon is identified as one of the strongest modern Evil Energy weapons; ten cannons once wounded a Ranked Envoy 353.
• Evil Energy technology later served as the basis for modified Holy Light mechs and teleportation systems 620.

Risks and Limitations

• Loss of control — Users who completely lose control can become Shadow Beasts or other monstrous Corrupted forms 300.
• Self-corrosion — Corrosion-type awakening first affects the user themself and can cause rapid degeneration without guidance 267.
• Emotional instability — Violence-type users are vulnerable to rage, madness, and impulsive behavior 267.
• Physical training inefficiency — Lin Sheng found direct body-strengthening methods using Evil Energy inefficient and damaging compared with his Holy Power-based alternatives 274.
• Black Tide vulnerability — Evil Energy cultivators cannot resist Black Tide erosion, contributing to the system's declining usefulness after the catastrophe 527.
• Holy Power suppression — Dense Holy Power can suppress Evil Energy circulation, reduce users by a major rank, and interfere with access to the Equality Sea 413 438.

Relationship with Holy Power

Evil Energy and Holy Power are both forms of soul energy. They can remain distinct within the same person without directly repelling or merging, and Evil Energy stimulation can cause Holy Power to increase 270 299.

• Holy Power can heal damage caused by Evil Energy corrosion 274.
• Combined cultivation improves the growth and capabilities of Temple members 351.
• Evil Energy is considered stronger in offensive applications, while Holy Power provides suppression, healing, purification, and powerful exclusivity against other energies 417 342.
• Properly combining Evil Energy, Holy Light, and Angel power is considered a promising development path against the Black Tide 640.

Notable Quotes

“Evil Energy is, in essence, the power of the mind; it is the physical manifestation of willpower.” 260

“Evil Energy originates from the heart; pressure, threats, and fear can all significantly enhance the advancement of Evil Energy.” 270

“It is precisely because Evil Energy is the strongest sun hanging high in the sky among all these powers!” 254